Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Sc. Computer Science SBS1206 OPERATING SYSTEM Syllabus
 

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Sc. Computer Science SBS1206 OPERATING SYSTEM Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

PART B : 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks

SBS1206 OPERATING SYSTEM
L T P Credits Total Marks
4 0 0 4 100

UNIT 1 12 Hrs.
Introduction: Operating system Views and Goals - Types of System- OS Structure - Components - Services - System
Structure - Layered Approach - Process Management: Process - Process Scheduling - Cooperating Process - Threads - Interprocess
Communication.

UNIT 2 12 Hrs.
CPU Scheduling: CPU Schedulers - Scheduling Criteria - Scheduling Algorithms. Process Synchronization: Critical-
Section Problem - Synchronization Hardware - Semaphores Classical Problems of Synchronization - Critical Region - Monitors.

UNIT 3 12 Hrs.
Deadlocks: Characterization- Methods for Handling Deadlocks - Deadlock Prevention - Avoidance - Detection -
Recovery.

UNIT 4 12 Hrs.
Memory Management: Address Binding - Dynamic Loading and Linking - Overlays - Logical and Physical Address
Space - Contiguous Allocation- Non-Contiguous Allocation.

UNIT 5 12 Hrs.
File System: File Concepts - Access Methods - Directory Structures - Protection Consistency Semantics - File System
Structures - Allocation Methods - Free Space Management.
Max.60 Hours

TEXT/ REFERENCE BOOKS
1. A. Silberschatz P.B.Galvin, Gange., Operating System Concepts, 6th Edition., Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.,
2002.
2. H.M. Deitel, An Introduction to Operating System, Second Edition, Addison Wesley, 1990.
3. A.S. Godbole, Operating System-Tata McGraw Hill-1999.
4. William Stallings, Operating Systems, Fourth Edition, PHI.
5. Andrew S Tanenbaum, Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, Third Edition, PHI

END SEMESTER EXAM QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs.
PART A : 10 Questions of 2 marks each uniformly distributed No choice 20 Marks
PART B : 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks